Division of Fine Arts
Dept. Office: Market House, telephone x6233
CREDITS
COURSE NO. Fall Winter Sprg First Year
Fall Sprg First Year Program—
See Foundation Studies 15 15
Wintersession 3 Yr. Total 15 3 15 Second Year 5100 Introductory Film 3 0 5103 Video 0 3 Animation Elective 3 0 Studio Elective(s) 3 6
LE54 Time, Light and Sound 3 0
Liberal Arts Elective 3 6
Wintersession 3
Yr. Total 15 3 15
Third Year
Studio Elective 3 3
Liberal Arts 6 6
AND Live Action Curriculum
5101 5102 Film II 3 3 5113 5114 Video II 3 3 OR Animation Curriculum 5106 5107 Animation II 3 3 Film II (5101/2) or Video II (5113/4) 3 3 Wintersession 3 Yr. Total 15 3 15 Fourth Year
5197 5198 Senior Degree Project 6 6
or 5195 or 5196
Studio Elective 3 3
Liberal Arts 3 3
Wintersession 3
Yr. Total** 12 3 12
** It is suggested that because of the amount of work required for the senior project, enough credits be taken in previous years to enable a smaller course load during senior year and still have the required 126 credits to graduate.
Elective courses are to be selected in consultation with faculty advisors, with a minimum of 12 studio elective credits taken outside of the major.
Please note that some courses have pre-requisites.
Equipment Deposits: Students enrolled in production courses that check out equipment from the FAV equipment cage are required to keep $150.00 on deposit to cover damage and theft.
FAV*5100 INTRODUCTORY FILM 3 credits Instructor: Peter O’Neill
This course emphasizes the visual aspects of film making. Projects are done in 16mm film. Editing techniques are explored in several short projects. Studio demonstrations of basic camera and editing concerns.
Course Level: Sophomore requirement for majors; Permission of instructor required for non-majors
Lab Fee: $120.00 Deposit: $150.00 Estimated Cost of Materials: $150.00 (FALL/SPRING)
FAV*5101 FILM II 3 credits Instructor: John Terry
Film II is a two-semester technical production course in sync sound film making. Theoretical concerns and cinematic techniques are stressed. We explore concepts of and the relationships between narrative, documentary and experimental film making.
The first half of the term, students work in assigned teams, completing a series of short exercises. In the second half of the term, class members individually create their own longer films for final projects. Class members must screen their work in class at various stages of completion: rushes, rough cuts, and fine cuts. IN addition, there are weekly screenings of works by relevant film makers. Participation in class discussions is required.
Prerequisite: FAV*5100
Course Level: Junior; Permission of instructor required Lab Fee: $60.00 Deposit $150.00
Estimated Cost of Materials: $500.00 (FALL)
FAV*5102 FILM II 3 credits Instructor: John Terry
Continuation of FAV 5101. The goals of this course are the continued improvement of your skills in many aspects of live action film making including: conceptualization, budgeting, camera work, and double system editing. Students work in documentary, narrative and experimental genres. Each student is expected to produce one film during the semester.
Prerequisite: FAV*5101
Course Level: Junior; Permission of instructor required Lab Fee: $60.00 Deposit $150.00
Estimated Cost of Materials: $500.00 (SPRING)
FAV*5103 VIDEO I 3 credits Instructor: Alfred Chin
the class is to use the short project to guide the student through several basic elements found in the video medium.
Course Level: Sophomore requirement for majors; Permission of instructor required
Lab Fee: $75.00 Deposit: $150.00 Estimated Cost of Materials: $60.00 (FALL/SPRING)
FAV*5105 INTRO FILM ANIMATION 3 credits Instructor: Agnieszka Woznicka
An exploration of different animation techniques and materials, including drawing directly on film, cutouts, sand and drawn animation. Basic movement and timing, soundtrack/dialogue synchronization and editing are also covered. All projects will be shot and edited in 16mm film with a separate sound track. Wide range of animated films will be screened. This is a one-semester course repeated in spring. First preference given to FAV majors. Second preference given to Illustration sophomores.
Course Level: Sophomore; Permission of instructor required Estimated Cost of Materials: $40.00
Lab Fee: $150.00 (FALL/SPRING)
FAV*5106 ANIMATION II 3 credits Instructor: Amy Kravitz
Animation II is comprised of four elements: first, in-class aesthetic experiments designed to awaken and refine understanding of movement, timing, directing, writing, and sound for animation; second, technical training in film animation production and 2-D digital animation production; third, screenings of animated works which span geography, chronology, and technology; fourth, individually designed productions. Substantial homework is required including production of three minutes of animation to final professional format.
Prerequisites: FAV*5105
Recommended: FAV*5108, FAV*5130
Course Level: Junior; Permission of instructor required Lab Fee: $75.00 Deposit: $150.00
Estimated Cost of Materials: $800.00 (FALL)
FAV*5107 ANIMATION II 3 credits Instructor: Amy Kravitz
Continuation of FAV*5106. Four part structure continues (in-class experiments, technical workshops, screenings, individual productions). Student will create five minute animation production to final production format.
Prerequisites: FAV*5106, FAV*5105 Recommended: FAV*5108, FAV*5130
Course Level: Junior; Permission of instructor required Lab Fee: $75.00 Deposit: $150.00
Estimated Cost of Materials: varies considerably with production design; averages $300.00 to $1,200.00
(SPRING)
FAV*5108 CHARACTER ANIMATION WORKSHOP
3 credits Instructor: Julie Zammarchi
This is a drawing course, not a film production course. The material to be covered includes figure movement and timing for animation. Formal
character techniques will be dealt with but the focus is on refining drawing and animation skills outside the context of film making. This is a one semester course. With department head permission, the course may be repeated once for credit.
Prerequisite: FAV*5105
Course Level: Junior/Senior, Elective; Permission of instructor required Estimated Cost of Materials: $100.00
Lab Fee: $50.00 (FALL/SPRING)
FAV*5110 DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION
3 credits Instructor: Peter O’Neill
This course combines documentary video with an introduction to sociological thought and practice. Students will read and do research as background for their final documentary project. The video component investigates non- fiction subjects and styles using small format video technology. Screenings and readings in documentary tradition.
Prerequisite: FAV*5103 or W519
Students must also register for HPSS*S630 Seminar: Video Sociology. Course Level: Sophomore/Junior; Permission of instructor required. Lab Fee: $50.00 Deposit: $150.00
Estimated Cost of Materials: $120.00 (SPRING)
FAV*5111 PUPPET ANIMATION 3 credits Instructor: Yvonne Andersen
Students in this course will work on all the steps to make a short 16mm puppet animated film. This will include building wooden/wire armatures, creating costumes, building small sets, planning stories, filming and animating the scenes, making a sound track and editing the film. This work is done in teams of three, except that each student creates and animates his/her own character. This is a one semester class repeated in the spring. First preference given to FAV majors. Second preference given to Illustration majors.
Prerequisites: Either FAV*5105, or FAV*5100 or ILLUS*5202 Course level: Sophomore/Junior, Permission of instructor required Estimated Cost of Materials: $40.00
Lab Fee: $200.00 (FALL/SPRING)
FAV*5112 SOUND FOR THE SCREEN 3 credits Instructor: Geoff Adams
This is an introductory production course in sound for picture. We will explore the function of sound for the screen and learn to shape soundtracks for film and video. We will screen examples of film and video with expressive use of sound and examine theories of cinema sound. Students are required to complete three short sound-for-picture projects. Each one will offer progress towards skills in recording, editing, mixing and in conceiving of sound as integral to your work in film, animation or video. Our objectives are: to obtain a working knowledge of audio production, to develop a precise vocabulary to talk about sound for the screen and, most importantly, to explore
opportunities for film, animation and video makers to articulate their ideas through sound.
Prerequisites: FAV*5100
Course level: Sophomore; Permission of instructor required Lab Fee: $35.00 Deposit: $150.00
Estimated Cost of Materials: $50.00 (FALL/SPRING)
FAV*5113 VIDEO II - FALL 3 credits Instructor: Dennis Hlynsky
Video II is a two semester course which addresses the issue of forming ideas and expressing them in the video form. The emphasis in the fall semester is to determine a unique set of video qualities. The focus will be on the application of video as a tool for clarifying ideas, making observations, and experimentation.
The fall semester will expose the student to intermediate techniques. These technical areas include; audio recording, the video signal, avid editing, video processing, blue screen key, video mixing, title generating, signal path, and digitizing audio.
Prerequisites: FAV*5103 Permission of instructor required Lab Fee: $60.00 Deposit: $150.00 Estimated Cost of Materials: $125.00 (FALL)
FAV*5114 VIDEO II - SPRING 3 credits Instructor: Dennis Hlynsky
semester with a subject or issue on which they will focus for the entire course. The emphasis here is to define an idea for the video work which is available for class discussion and criticism. Students will be asked to budget time and money, write a “script”, “story board”, schedule rehearsals and recording sessions, develop production technique specific to the idea and produce a finished video work. The final video work can take the form of narrative, documentary, live “video” performance and or installation.
Prerequisites: FAV*5103
Course Level: Junior, Required; Permission of instructor required Lab Fee: $60.00 Deposit: $100.00
Estimated Cost of Materials: $150.00 (SPRING)
FAV*5116 WRITING THE SHORT SCRIPT 3 credits Instructor: Robert Jungels
Students will write and analyze documentary, dramatic, and experimental short scripts. In the first six weeks, students will write one script exercise each week. The second half of the semester, they will write a script of ten to twenty minutes. Short scripts will be read and compared to finished films. Student works will be discussed each week in class.
Prerequisites: FAV*5100, FAV*5103
Course Level: Junior; Permission of instructor required Estimated Cost of Material: $25.00
Lab Fee: $45.00 (SPRING)
FAV*5117 LIGHTING FOR THE MOVING IMAGE 3 credits Instructor: Robert Jungels
An intensive intermediate course in lighting theory and practice. Topics include lighting, setups, basic exposure concepts, zone system basics, and luminance range/characteristic curves, lighting interior, lighting exterior, differing for film and video, lighting style and setup for production. Students will set up lighting situations and photograph them using video or 35mm color negative in still cameras. Some students will work in 16 mm.
Prerequisites: FAV*5100, FAV*5103 Course Level: Sophomore/Junior, Elective Permission of instructor required
Lab Fee: $40.00 Deposit: $150.00 Estimated Cost of Materials: $100.00 (FALL)
FAV*5118 COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGE
3 credits Instructor: Dennis Hlynsky
This course will use Maya 4.0 as the main tool to explore 3D digital
create characters, the course is not limited to character building and animation. After a series of lectures covering the basics of navigating the interface, each student will produce a short animation. Individual attention will be given to each student. The overall goal of this course is to generalize the study of the 3D world and to give students basic problem solving skills needed to use these ever evolving tools.
Estimated Cost of Materials: $75.00 Lab Fee: $75.00
(FALL/SPRING)
FAV*5119 DIRECTING
3 credits Instructor: Robert Jungels
This workshop course will deal with the process of communicating with and directing actors (and non-actors) for the camera. Script analysis, acting in sample scenes, screenings and discussions of issues relating to acting in film and television versus theater will make up the class content. Camera movement and actor blocking will be studied as preparation for videotaping sample scenes from each student.
Prerequisites: FAV*5100, FAV*5103
Course Level: Junior/Senior, Elective; Permission of instructor required Lab Fee: $35.00
(FALL)
FAV*5130 INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER ANIMATION
3 credits Instructors: R. Lesser/ T. Dudman/ A. Lavigne
Please note that while this course is designed for beginners to computer animation, it has a prerequisite of basic Macintosh computer literacy skills. This course will show students how to create computer animation and synthesized sound tracks on Macintosh computers. Students will see a variety of computer-generated films. Production will be emphasized and students will gain a basic understanding of computers.
Course level: Sophomore/Junior; Permission of instructor required Estimated Cost of Materials: $40.00
Lab Fee: $75.00 (FALL/SPRING)
FAV*5131 INTERMEDIATE COMPUTER 3 credits ANIMATION AFTER EFFECTS
Instructor: Ryan Lesser
This course will study the art of digital effects and animation. After Effects is a tool used by animators from small workshops to major studios in the industry. After Effects will be used to create animated shorts and motion graphics, as well as special effects for film and video. Students will keyframe-animate using Photoshop and painter as content creators. Later, the class will shoot footage on video, importing the footage into the computer and adding specials effects.
This is an excellent opportunity for students to learn how to enhance their films in the years to come. Learn how to do titles, key out blue screens, insert an ominous sky to establishing shots or add attacking giant creatures.
Prerequisite: FAV *5130 Lab Fee: $75.00
(SPRING)
FAV*5151 STORY BOARDING AND FILM 3 credits VISUALIZATION
Instructor: Agnieszka Woznicka
This course focuses on story and idea development. Students will be expected to develop written concepts and ideas and to illustrate them via storyboard. The emphasis in this class is to learn about the process of concept and idea development, visual thinking and the craft of storyboarding. Students will be expected to complete several storyboards. They will explore and analyze animated and live action films, commercials, as well as short literary forms. FAV majors only, unless instructor permission is given
Prerequisites: FAV*5105 or 5130 or 5202 or ILLUS*5202 Lab Fee: $25.00 Estimated Cost of Materials: $70.00
NOT OFFERED 2002-2003
FAV*5152 INTERMEDIATE PUPPET ANIMATION 3 credits Instructor: Agnieszka Woznicka
This course is a continuation of FAV 5111 with an emphasis on timing and movement, lighting and motion control process in stop-motion animation. Students will design, direct, and animate their individual puppet projects. Technical aspects such as surface gauges, flying rigs, and some special effects will be covered. All projects will be shot and edited in 16mm.
Prerequisite: FAV*5111
Lab Fee: $150.00 Estimated Cost of Materials: $300.00 (SPRING)
FAV*5195 ANIMATION DEGREE PROJECT 6 credits Instructors: Amy Kravitz/ tba
First semester of a year long course of study for which the student will complete a 5 to 8 minute animated work to final professional screening format.. Students have weekly class meetings for screenings, guests, and technical workshops, and weekly individual meetings to discuss their projects. Fall semester covers concepting, production design, and initial phases of production, extended field trip to an international festival of animation in Canada, and meeting with a visiting critic.
Prerequisites: FAV*5106, FAV*5130, and FAV*5101/2 or FAV*5113/4 Course Level: Senior, Required; FAV majors only; Permission of instructor required
Estimated Cost of Materials: Varies considerably with production design, average $1000.00 to $3000.00
Average Field Trip Cost: $300.00 (FALL)
FAV*5196 ANIMATION DEGREE PROJECT 6 credits Instructors: Amy Kravitz/ tba
Final semester of a year long course for which the student will create a 5 to 8 minute animated work to final professional screening format. Students continue weekly class meetings for screenings, guests, and technical workshops, and weekly individual meetings to discuss their projects. Spring semester covers final phases of production and post-production, and series of professional practice workshops. Projects must be completed by May 1st. Prerequisites: FAV*5195, FAV*5107, FAV*5106, FAV*5130 and FAV*5101/2 or FAV*5113/4
Course Level: Senior, Required; Permission of instructor required, FAV Majors only
Lab Fee: $60.00 Deposit: $150.00
Estimated Cost of Materials: Varies considerably with production design, average $1000.00 to $3000.00
(SPRING)
FAV*5197 FILM/VIDEO DEGREE PROJECT 6 credits Instructors: Mike Majoros/Peter O’Neill
Pre-production work on senior projects - developing of scenarios, location scouting, budgets, initial tests shot. Visiting consultants in sound and lighting. Guest critic in November to review project proposals.
Prerequisites: FAV*5101, FAV*5102, FAV*5113, FAV*5114, FAV*5130 Course Level: Senior; Permission of instructor required, FAV Majors only Lab Fee: $50.00 Deposit: $150.00
Estimated Cost of Materials: $2,000/year (FALL)
FAV*5198 FILM/VIDEO DEGREE PROJECT 6 credits Instructors: Mike Majoros/Peter O’Neill
Film/Video post-production, editing, sound mixing, titling for 10-15 minute finished film or video. Guest Critic in late March. Work ready for final lab printing in late April. Films and tapes will be screened by faculty review panel at the end of April for inclusion in the public screening in May.
Prerequisites: FAV 5197
Course Level: Senior, Required; Permission of instructor required Film/Video Majors Only
Lab Fee: $50.00 Deposit: $150.00 Estimated Cost of Materials: $2,000/year (SPRING)
ILLUS*5202 ANIMATION FOR ILLUSTRATORS 3 credits Instructor: Agnieszka Woznicka
An exploration of different animation techniques and materials, including drawing directly on film, cutouts, sand and drawn animation. Basic movement and timing, soundtrack/dialogue synchronization and editing are also covered. All projects will be shot and edited in 16mm film with a separate sound track. Wide range of animated films will be screened. This class is reserved for sophomore illustration majors, and is required before students may take other animation classes in the Film/Animation/Video department.
Course level: Sophomore; Permission of instructor required Lab Fee: $150.00
Estimated Cost of Materials: $40.00 (FALL/SPRING)
LAEL*LE54 TIME LIGHT AND SOUND 3 credits Instructor: Bo Smith
This course is designed to explore some of the salient characteristics and properties of moving image-making in an effort to define their unique place among contemporary arts. Through a wide-ranging mixture of live-action, animation, video, and mixed genres, “Time, Light and Sound” surveys some of the history of the development of these media with the ultimate goal to expose, and to ignite interest in, the rich capacities and potential of the moving image. Primary emphasis will be placed on the use of the media as a vehicle for personal and artistic expression. The course structure will additionally include visits by a range of media artists.
Permission of instructor required Lab Fee: $50.00
Liberal Arts Elective credit (FALL)